Local fishing community women at Sassoon Dock had been busy helping international artists for an art exhibition at over 140-year-old Sassoon Dock. With the theme of contemporary art, over 20 artist will be exhibiting their artwork and installations at the Sassoon Dock Art Project. The exhibition will be open for the public from November 11 till December end.

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As part of Start Mumbai 2017 Urban Art Festival, the St+art India Foundation along with Asian Paints came up with an initiative — Sassoon Dock Art Project. The exhibition displays installations, murals, audio-visual artwork, screenings at Sassoon Dock by transforming it into a public art exhibition.

Giulia Ambrogi, Co-Founder and Festival Curator of St+art India Foundation, said, "Not many have visited Sassoon Dock. 

Through this art exhibition, the objective is to unlock the space for visitors and activate it with artwork, performances and installations. The target audience is young people, bloggers, designers, architecture. Every weekend we will be transforming it into a pop-up culture hub. It focuses on contemporary art related to a global audience, with a local approach."

According to the organisers, the local fishing community have been of great support. The installation also gives out a social message.

Tan Zi Xi, an artist who was helped by few of the fishing women has made an installation of the effects of plastic on the environment, said, "The concept came to my mind after reading few articles on the effects of plastic on the ocean. We used recycled material for the installation. Through this installation, visitors will be able to see the view of affected ocean from a fish's viewpoint. The installation required a lot of helping hands, and the local women engage through various activities to complete the installation."

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  • One of the artists, Tan Zi Xi, from Singapore, with the help of local fishwerwomen, has made an installation showing the effects of plastic on the ocean.
  • She has used recycled material
  • Visitors will be able to see a fish’s viewpoint of the affected oceans